oh hey have i mentioned that my gf worked on this case? :D
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now america sucks a bit less
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All of the states? 8D Is this legit? Cause if it is, this is amazing!!
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PASS THIS TO TRANS GIRLS EVERYWHERE~ âș
“Chrysalis” is such a perfectly fitting name :D
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Trails End Farmers Market: Stop Discriminating Against Transgender People
âOn September 10th, 2011 three transgender individuals were running a booth at the Trails End Farmers Market in London, Ontario, Canada. These individuals were working for another non-LGBT business owner selling incense and candles. Business was running smoothly throughout the busy day. Later that evening the owner of the booth received a call from the manager at the farmers market telling her that she needed to remove the transgender individuals from her booth or she could take her booth elsewhere. Their justification was that this was a family-friendly business and they didnât want that sort of âpopulationâ in their establishment and that they made people uncomfortable (the manager did not provide proof of these claims when asked repeatedly). Sign this petition to tell the Trails End Farmers Market that we live in a diverse society and that it is discriminatory to forbid certain individuals from running booths in their establishment. Transgender individuals are not âunfamily-friendlyâ and they were merely selling candles. Feel free to also give them a call or send them mail and tell them you disagree with their practices!
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Please reblog, guys, gals & non-binary folk!
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I just wrote a whole ranty post about asexuals and using the word âqueerâ but then my internet decided to fuck with me and refreshed and I lost everything
summary of argument:
- denying aces access to the community [I guess I canât call it âqueer communityâ if we arenât allowed to be queer] on the basis that we have different experiences is shitty because otherwise it would just be the LGB community with no trans* people or intersex people or polyamorous people [etc].
- usually sexual queers who make the âasexuals canât be queer/arenât oppressedâ argument generally ignore the existence of any asexuals except hetero-romantic aces, who obviously benefit from straight privilege. [sarcasm]
- denying aces the ability to use the word âqueerâ is also kinda shitty. sexual queers canât know acesâ experiences, whether the word âqueerâ has been used against them, and if only people who have been called âqueerâ maliciously can reclaim the word then that excludes the transgender community [at least in my experience, âqueerâ isnât a trans-specific slur; correct me if Iâm wrong] so itâs all around a complex/problematic argument.
@ “denying aces access to the community [I guess I canât call it âqueer communityâ if we arenât allowed to be queer] on the basis that we have different experiences is shitty because otherwise it would just be the LGB community with no trans* people or intersex people or polyamorous people [etc].”
Actually, much of the LGBT community only acknowledges the LG part as it is. Bis are “indecisive sluts” trans* are “eww gross!” Pans “don’t exist because “there are only two genders” and of course, aces “can’t exist” because “everyone wants sex”. Therefore we (anyone who isn’t LG) must be either lying or mentally/physically ill.
… God, it’s ridiculous.
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Iâm just a regular guy. All these ideas that children shouldnât watch meâŠitâs crazy. For all of those kids and teens out there with gender dysphoria i think itâs going to have a really positive impact. I know that when I was growing up if I had seen someone like me on a show like this it would have made all the difference in the world. People who donât have gender dysphoria are not going to catch it from watching me dance on television.~
Chaz Bonoâs response to Dr. Keith Ablow, a psychiatrist and Fox News commentator, who recently wrote that watching Chaz compete on the ABC serie Dancing With The Stars as the first transgender, would be âtoxicâ for children.
It shouldnât be allowed for a medical professional to say things like that in the media without pointing out that it is his personal opinion and not based on anything he was ever taught in med school! And he just told all the kids out there who feels they were born in the wrong body that they are toxic!
Fire his ass!
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Think Progress vehemently criticizes Fox Newsâs Keith Ablow for writing the article âDonât Let Your Kids Watch Chaz Bono on Dancing With the Stars,â which claims Bonoâs transgender celebrity to be harmful to childrenâs sense of identity. Read more
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Let’s talk a bit about the loo…
Thereâs been a bit on tumblr about transgender individuals and public restrooms, specifically, outrage over schools, restaurants, and other institutions having transgenders go to the bathroom of their appropriate sex. But, you know what?, I have to agree with the building managers on this one. Let me elaborate.
Public restrooms are not divided by gender. They are divided by sex. If you are a post-op transsexual, who was born a woman but now have a penis, you should go to the male bathroom. But if you were born a woman, regardless of identity, and still have your vagina, you should go to the female bathroom. These arenât distinctions made for identity, they are made because of your genitals. Itâs a fucking toilet.
Of course, this would all be solved if we didnât separate public restrooms by sex at all - which I am totally for - but with the current system in place, I cannot agree with the LGBT community on this.
A person should not have to feel like their life is in danger every time they go to use the can. If a trans person enters the restroom of the sex they’re not presenting as, (a trans woman presenting as female entering the men’s room, or a trans man presenting as male entering the women’s room) they are essentially being forced to tell complete strangers that they are trans*, and there’s a pretty good chance that they will be harassed and/or assaulted simply for that fact.
Transsexuals are required to live full time for about a year before they can be approved for SRS. That means going out in public, to work, etc, dressed appropriately for their gender, not their sex. So it’s not like we can just not go out dressed up to avoid the washroom issue entirely.
Just what do you propose we do in the mean time to avoid harassment?
I have opinions, therefore I blog.: Assumptions: They make an ass out of all of us. âș
When I was 14, I went to a 5-week summer music program â in other words, band camp. It took weeks of begging and a 9-hour car drive to finally get there, but when I did I was elated. I was 500 miles away from home and I got to play music 24/7 â what else could a young music geek ask for?
During…
This story is adorable :D
The Pursuivant: Barbie Dolls and Nail Polish âș
When I was little I obviously knew nothing about societyâs ideas about what makes a boy and what makes a girl. I didnât know that boys were supposed to play with trucks or that girls were supposed to play with dolls. I played with what I wanted to play with. I remember I had this doll named Midge….
This test is flawed âș
S.A.G.E. Test Results
Your Raw Score is: -485, which indicates that overall you are Androgynous
Your appearance is Masculine
Your brain processes are mostly that of a Male person.
You appear to socialize in a masculine manner.
You believe you have major conflicts about your gender identity.
You indicated your were born Female.
ANALYSIS:
If your physical sex is Female your analysis confuses S.A.G.E., as you appear to be living in a Male gender role, but have not apparently done anything to alter your physical appearance. Leading this program to wonder if you are actually Intersexed?
NOTES:
- Your Answers indicate your psychological state has likely prevailed since you were quite young.
of ships, and shoes, and sealing wax: Corpus Callosum âș
Research has been done on the shape of the callosum in those with gender identity disorder. Researchers were able to demonstrate that the shape of the corpus in men who felt they were female were actually reversed, and that the same held true for women who felt they were men. The publishers of…
watch me transform â: transsexuality is not ugly âș
I read today on a forum that a guy wrote that: Most of the people that change their sex looks sick or disgusting in most of the cases.
I really should have written back, but as scared of not being accepted as I am I didnât dare. But that sentence alone made me boil inside. That is not true.
Of…
The Lazy Activist: We Want Cake, Too âș
By Jennifer Finney Boylan
âŠ. More than a few transgender people feel theyâve been sold out by the gay-rights movement and lament the way the âTâ in âL.G.B.T.â always comes last. It makes me think, âA bunch of straight people in a room? Thatâs a conversation. A bunch of…
âThis is an LGBT friendly blog! Homophobes should have learned by now that they have no place on tumblr. What? You donât like gay people? Lol, you must be new. Omg, youâre 14 and youâre coming out gay? Good for you! Iâm so glad that your realized that itâs just who you are and that society canât do anything about it at such a young age! I hope youâre happy. Wait, what? Youâre 16? And bisexual. Ugh. Thatâs so fucking annoying. All you self-proclaimed bisexuals are just a bunch of attention seeking girls. All you do is hold hands with your best friend and then later sleep with the guys that you get horny. You fucking sluts. Donât you think 16 is too young to decide your sexual orientation? And honestly, why canât you just pick ONE? Youâre all so fucking selfish! You probably donât even actually like your own gender, youâre just saying that because you think it makes you look unique or something! Guess what, IT DOESNâT.ââ
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(I’m serious, you people don’t give bisexuals a single ounce of the respect they deserve.)
Ugh, so very true. It’s OK to be LGBTQPIA(etc), just as long as you’re either L or G. No one else matters/they only exist to make “us” look bad/they’re in denial.
